Nicolas Avellaneda

Nicolas Avellaneda (3 October 1837-24 November 1885) was President of Argentina from 12 October 1874 to 11 October 1880, succeeding Domingo Faustino Sarmiento and preceding Julio Argentino Roca. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Argentina.

Biography
Nicolas Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva was born in San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina on 3 October 1837, and his father died during a revolt against Jose Manuel de Rosas. He was a journalist for several years before entering politics in 1859, and he implemented President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento's educational reforms as Minister of Justice and Education. Avellaneda went on to serve as President from 1874 to 1880, and his general Julio Argentino Roca defeated an attempted coup by Bartolome Mitre. Avellaneda then pursued banking and education reform while launching the Conquest of the Desert against the Mapuche tribes of Patagonia, and he transformed Buenos Aires into a federal district. In 1880, Roca succeeded him as President, and he died in 1885.